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The Renaissance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Renewed

b)

Rebuilt

c)

Remade

d)

Rebirth

2.

The painting seen here is the -

a)

Madonna

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Margaret

d)

da Vinci

3.

Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Perspective

d)

Patron

4.
Identify this Renaissance art.
a)
Da Vinci's Last Supper
b)
Michelangelo's Pieta
c)
Michelangelo's David
d)
Durer's St. Jerome in His Study
5.
During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in 
a)
perspective
b)
humanism
c)
Greek and Roman civilizations
d)
individual achievement
6.
Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?
a)
The human potential for achievement
b)
the needs of the group over the individual
c)
the works of medieval writers
d)
the doctrines of the Christian Church
7.
Born in Stratford England, __________ was one of its most popular playwrights and helped shape the Northern Renaissance.
a)
Dante Alighieri
b)
Cervantes
c)
Pieter Bruegel
d)
William Shakespeare
8.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
9.

What is the belief that humans are the center of the universe?

a)

secular

b)

perspective

c)

realism

d)

humanism

10.

What is it called when an artist paints on wet plaster?

a)

secular

b)

fresco

c)

realism

d)

perspective

11.

The Renaissance came after what period of time?

a)

Ancient

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Modern

d)

Post-Modern

12.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Russia

13.

What did Johannes Gutenburg invent that helped spread Renaissance ideas?

a)

Perspective

b)

Humanism

c)

Patrons

d)

Printing Press

14.

The city of Florence became a center for Renaissance art because the city had citizens, or patrons, who ____.

a)

supported artists financially.

b)

were rich.

c)

were educated.

d)

were powerful.

15.

Select all of the Renaissance artists

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

16.

Who was considered to be the greatest thinker of the Renaissance?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Dante

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Da Vinci

17.

Select the two most famous art pieces by Michelangelo

a)

The Statue of David

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Mona Lisa

18.

Select the two most famous artworks by Da Vinci

a)

The Statue of David

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Mona Lisa

19.

Which two Italian cities really grew during the Renaissance?

a)

Florence

b)

London

c)

Paris

d)

Venice

20.

Which powerful family used violence to gain their power?

a)

The Medici Family

b)

The Shakespeare Family

c)

The Caesar Family

d)

The Da Vinci Family

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